Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 444

I found myself at a loss for words.

There was a time I was hopelessly in love with Neil, so much so that nobody could talk me out of it. Even when Neil explicitly told me he didn’t fancy me, I held onto the belief that time would reveal true feelings.

Could it be that Russel’s feelings for me were just like mine for Neil all those years ago?

That would be disastrous. How could I face it?

After all, I’m not Neil. I couldn’t be that heartless.

“Hmm?” Russel prompted, noticing my silence. “Why aren’t you answering?”

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to answer, I just couldn’t.

Serena and Brandon seemed to sense my discomfort, crying in unison. Seizing the opportunity to escape, I went to check on them. As suspected, they needed a diaper change.

After swiftly changing their diapers, my phone, which was sitting on the table, started ringing.

Russel glanced at the caller ID before handing it to me. “It’s your friend.”

I took the phone, expecting to see Stella or one of the others. To my surprise, it was Kitty.

I hadn’t heard from Kitty in a long time. I didn’t expect her to reach out. She had disappeared for a while due to her father’s sudden illness. I wasn’t aware of what had happened since.

I answered the call.

Kitty’s voice wasn’t as vibrant and cheerful as it used to be. Instead, it

in touch for a

favor.” Kitty did indeed have a reason for calling.

thought it was about Neil, but I

minutes, I understood what Kitty wanted.

critical, and even seeking treatment abroad hadn’t yielded favorable results. Kitty had heard about Karina’s reputation and wanted to

her job at a new hospital, still specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, and no longer treating complex diseases privately.

cold-hearted? He wouldn’t even help Kitty, who had been nothing but

to do. Did she expect me to approach

help would be nothing short of a

attitude towards you, it’s probably similar to Bonnie’s. But I’m desperate.” Kitty sighed heavily. “I was hoping you could help me approach…”

sentence. I knew

me to reach out to Neil on her behalf. Since her attempts had been unsuccessful, maybe my intervention could yield

do it. Back when my family company was still operational, and we were collaborating with her family, I might have agreed to help out of obligation or reason. But now that my family company had been transferred to someone else, I was merely Kitty’s friend with no economic ties. I wouldn’t approach

Neil a favor that I

replied regretfully. “I’ve completely severed ties with Neil. Besides, he has Karina and their child now. It wouldn’t be right for me to ask

time I negotiated with Neil was for Stella’s sake. I couldn’t sit by and do nothing because Stella

Kitty’s end, after which she said, “Okay, I understand your

hanging up, I felt a bit heavy-hearted, as if I had been too cold-hearted.

I couldn’t afford to trap

seemingly distant relationship with her father, she was actually a very filial person. She was now

phone call disrupted my mood. After eating a bit, I found an excuse to take

me carry Yara back to my place before

was nearly impossible to answer. The answer I had been searching for over the